This Week's SI

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SI Staff
Publish date:
Sep 19, 2012

This Week's SI

September 24, 2012 Issue

Oregon's DeAnthony Thomas, the fastest man in football according to Lee Jenkins, graces the cover in an issue devoted the some of the fastest athletes and vehicles in sports today.

September 24, 2012 Issue

SI asks its Twitter followers if they believe UConn will remain a top-tier program now that legendary coach Jim Calhoun has retired. Flip to this week's edition of "The Mail" to see how the readers responded.

September 24, 2012 Issue

Clay Matthews talks about Boyz II Men, his favorite purple sweater, and what the Packers must do to return to the Super Bowl this season in this week's edition of "Just My Type" with Dan Patrick.

September 24, 2012 Issue

"Speed is the fundamental component of sports." Tim Layden breaks down some of the world's all-time greatest athletes and how speed affects every sport.

September 24, 2012 Issue

Albert Chen explores the rise of stolen bases in baseball, just a few years after their frequency had precipitously declined. Chen profiles some of the games top speedsters -- from Michael Bourn to Desmond Jennings to Mike Trout -- to explain why the stolen base is back and why baseball is once again a fast man's game.

September 24, 2012 Issue

Jeff Saturday isn't the first player associated with speed, but Tim Layden discusses how the former All-Pro and Super Bowl winning center has become the fulcrum of Green Bay's dizzying no-huddle attack.

September 24, 2012 Issue

With NASCAR's postseason at full throttle, SI's Lars Anderson describes how the 12 Cup contenders are calling on every resource for that extra mile per hour.